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Message: [QUOTE="blkknight1, post: 5200110, member: 2169"] I know everyone is excited about the way Tarris played last night but we have to look at it the right way. It’s about the matchup more than anything Nova was a good matchup for him and he played well and got the bulk of the minutes. Go back a game and seton hall was a bad matchup he was getting beat on the P&R constantly. This weekend he should see the bulk of the minutes because SJU is a better matchup for him and they are gonna try to bully UConn. One of the other key things is he avoided silly cheap fouls like the hip checks on screens or reaching on a guy on the 3point line. I think another key part of this team down the stretch will be finding a way to rest Hass even when he is on the floor. Having McNeeley or solo bring the ball up the floor, Ahmad spelling him even if it is just 5 minutes could make a world of difference. Finally we have to get into the offense quicker. The book is out make UConn “waste” time just getting the ball up the floor means you have to defend all the movement less on defense. Nova light pressed in the backcourt all night forcing UConn up the floor slower. Getting the ball into the front court at 8 or 9 seconds then taking another 4 or 5 seconds to set up means teams are really only defending the offense for maybe 15 second at most but it’s more like 12 or less. Get the ball up the floor faster and set up make them defend for 18 seconds and you will see more lapses and wide open layup and cutters and better looks. [/QUOTE]

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